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MALE optionally piloted aircraft features high-aspect ratio wings, fitted with laminar flow airfoils. It requires less maintenance and operation costs.
The wings have a span of 20m and deliver improved aerodynamic performance. The tri-cycle landing gear, consisting of two main gears and one nose gear, enables safe take-off and landing.
The empty and maximum take-off weights of the aircraft are 1,553kg and 2,750kg respectively. The Q01 can carry payloads of 960kg, including 600kg internally in fuselage and 360kg on underwing stations. Two 256kg fuel tanks are carried in the inner wing.
Flight modes
The aircraft can be operated in both manned and unmanned modes. In manned configuration, the operation and control are performed by three crew members onboard using a High-Order-Command autopilot. The unmanned flight is assisted by a mobile ground control station.
Sensors
The airborne platform can be equipped with a variety of radars and sensors depending on specific operational needs.
"The Q01 is designed and being developed by Reiner Stemme Utility Air Systems (RS-UAS), primarily for the Qatar Armed Forces."
Thales has been contracted to supply electro-optical cameras and SEARCHMASTER® multirole surveillance radar, which provides tactical air support and surveillance. The Q01 MALE also features MX-20 EO/IR (electro-optical/infrared) ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) system, developed by WESCAM.
Located underneath the fuselage, the EO/IR sensor and radars are used to collect intelligence data in both day and night conditions.
The aircraft also features DLR MACS optical sensors, hyperfine structure sensor, laser scanner, line of sight, and SATCOM beyond-line-of-sight.
Propulsion and performance of Q01 aircraft
Powered by a V6 six-cylinder, three-litre, turbocharged CD 310hp JET A1 diesel engine, the Q01 optionally-piloted aircraft can fly at a cruising speed of 190k and a typical mission speed of 100ks. It can fly up to a service ceiling of 30,000ft and is capable of G-loads of +3.6/-1.44.
The engine, developed by Technify Motors, drives a MT three-blade 2.10m constant-speed propeller.
In manned mode, the aircraft can reach up to a range of 1,350nm and endure for up to 12 hours. It can fly up to 4,500nm and can stay in air for up to 50 hours, when operated in unmanned mode.
The wings have a span of 20m and deliver improved aerodynamic performance. The tri-cycle landing gear, consisting of two main gears and one nose gear, enables safe take-off and landing.
The empty and maximum take-off weights of the aircraft are 1,553kg and 2,750kg respectively. The Q01 can carry payloads of 960kg, including 600kg internally in fuselage and 360kg on underwing stations. Two 256kg fuel tanks are carried in the inner wing.
Flight modes
The aircraft can be operated in both manned and unmanned modes. In manned configuration, the operation and control are performed by three crew members onboard using a High-Order-Command autopilot. The unmanned flight is assisted by a mobile ground control station.
Sensors
The airborne platform can be equipped with a variety of radars and sensors depending on specific operational needs.
"The Q01 is designed and being developed by Reiner Stemme Utility Air Systems (RS-UAS), primarily for the Qatar Armed Forces."
Thales has been contracted to supply electro-optical cameras and SEARCHMASTER® multirole surveillance radar, which provides tactical air support and surveillance. The Q01 MALE also features MX-20 EO/IR (electro-optical/infrared) ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) system, developed by WESCAM.
Located underneath the fuselage, the EO/IR sensor and radars are used to collect intelligence data in both day and night conditions.
The aircraft also features DLR MACS optical sensors, hyperfine structure sensor, laser scanner, line of sight, and SATCOM beyond-line-of-sight.
Propulsion and performance of Q01 aircraft
Powered by a V6 six-cylinder, three-litre, turbocharged CD 310hp JET A1 diesel engine, the Q01 optionally-piloted aircraft can fly at a cruising speed of 190k and a typical mission speed of 100ks. It can fly up to a service ceiling of 30,000ft and is capable of G-loads of +3.6/-1.44.
The engine, developed by Technify Motors, drives a MT three-blade 2.10m constant-speed propeller.
In manned mode, the aircraft can reach up to a range of 1,350nm and endure for up to 12 hours. It can fly up to 4,500nm and can stay in air for up to 50 hours, when operated in unmanned mode.
